Category Archives: Loss

flower power: overcoming evil with good

Posted on August 30, 2015 by

Unlike those of us content to plant only shrubs, our next door neighbors plant all kinds of flowers, including sunflowers, which reach so far above the fence that tries to keep them contained, straightway within their backyard, that I can’t … Continue reading →

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Detachment simulation…Warning; it’s not easy!

Posted on August 22, 2015 by

The older I get, the more I realize how difficult it is to detach from people, places, and things. An eye-opening exercise in that regard took place for me years ago, during hospice volunteer training. (Sadly, I still haven’t  fully … Continue reading →

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